Georgian judges from the Tbilisi City Court, Tbilisi Appeals Court and Zugdidi City Court discussed 21^st century challenges, international standards and best practices when addressing cybercrimes. The workshop took place at the High School of Justice of Georgia (HSoJ) on January 27, 2017. Its purpose was to prepare grounds for drafting a module on the effective judicial review of cybercrimes, through the Council of Europe expert’s involvement. Judges’ particular attention was drawn to the issues as: electronic evidence and its admissibility criteria, data protection considerations, internet fraud, child online pornography etc. Participants also discussed the significance of Budapest Convention and other international guidelines on cybercrime.

The workshop is a part of the cycle that also involves curriculum drafting process followed by the training of Georgian judge-trainers to enable the HSoJ to further carry-out the in-service trainings on the cybercrimes. The activity took place within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the capacity of the High School of Justice of Georgia”. This Project is funded by voluntary contributions of Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden to support the implementation of the Council of Europe Action plan for Georgia 2016-2019.